If Bond can be a blondie...
Surprise, surprise.
I skipped Dalton, Brosnan and rooted for Craig. That's blonde over a bunch of suave male brunettes. I don't include Connery and Moore in the equation because they are the walking Bibles on how to become a 007 agent. But then again, critics might differ and say after Craig, James Bond will never be the same again. Not after Connery or Moore.
I am not a fan of Ian Flemming 's body of works. His spy-centred fictions are so cold-war-isque. You get to see M16 beating the hell out of a bunch of internationally wanted crooks who are normally; a- Russians, b-Russians or c- speak and act like Russians but are they really Russians? The fact that "M" prefers to function during the Cold War better than Post 9/11 hardly escaped my boggling mind as a casual joke to fill up her lines.
"Well, it is a casual joke," Hubby offered his piece of mind in-between iced-Milos and popcorns.
"Shhh", the Chinese guy beside me offered his salivated piece of mind to us. Hah!
Coming back to Casino Royale-the movie, Daniel Craig piqued my interest even before his role as James Bond. He gave a stellar performance as a cold blooded hitman that formed part of the secret Israeli squad in "Munich". Since "Munich", I was hoping to see him more, but never as a James Bond. Perhaps, in some other heavy laden thrillers or edgy drama of sort, but not as a I care-less-for-the-script-as-long-as-I-have-the-Porsche-and-girls kind of character.
Anyhow, I went to watch the movie yesterday and happy to say Bond finally gets to say some witty lines, projects his feelings through his piercing blue eyes, demonstrate his almost sadistic and naughty combative modes with his nemesises sans hi-tech gadgets but by using his raw physical strength. His head is of course "larger than usual" with an ego that could not fit an elevator, but for the first time, I am seeing Bond as a great character. Plus having a beauty with brains as a Bond Girl, that eleviates the charming factor of the romance between them. Until, she broke his heart, of course. Its back to the cold, cold world for Bond, then.
If Bond can be a blondie, perhaps I can be a Bond girl too? A question that my hubby thought is absolutely unthinkable.
So how I rate Casino Royale? I think I will give it 4 cups of iced milos with 3 and a half irritated shoos! Way to go, Craig!
I am not a fan of Ian Flemming 's body of works. His spy-centred fictions are so cold-war-isque. You get to see M16 beating the hell out of a bunch of internationally wanted crooks who are normally; a- Russians, b-Russians or c- speak and act like Russians but are they really Russians? The fact that "M" prefers to function during the Cold War better than Post 9/11 hardly escaped my boggling mind as a casual joke to fill up her lines.
"Well, it is a casual joke," Hubby offered his piece of mind in-between iced-Milos and popcorns.
"Shhh", the Chinese guy beside me offered his salivated piece of mind to us. Hah!
Coming back to Casino Royale-the movie, Daniel Craig piqued my interest even before his role as James Bond. He gave a stellar performance as a cold blooded hitman that formed part of the secret Israeli squad in "Munich". Since "Munich", I was hoping to see him more, but never as a James Bond. Perhaps, in some other heavy laden thrillers or edgy drama of sort, but not as a I care-less-for-the-script-as-long-as-I-have-the-Porsche-and-girls kind of character.
Anyhow, I went to watch the movie yesterday and happy to say Bond finally gets to say some witty lines, projects his feelings through his piercing blue eyes, demonstrate his almost sadistic and naughty combative modes with his nemesises sans hi-tech gadgets but by using his raw physical strength. His head is of course "larger than usual" with an ego that could not fit an elevator, but for the first time, I am seeing Bond as a great character. Plus having a beauty with brains as a Bond Girl, that eleviates the charming factor of the romance between them. Until, she broke his heart, of course. Its back to the cold, cold world for Bond, then.
If Bond can be a blondie, perhaps I can be a Bond girl too? A question that my hubby thought is absolutely unthinkable.
So how I rate Casino Royale? I think I will give it 4 cups of iced milos with 3 and a half irritated shoos! Way to go, Craig!
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